JF Bastien @jfbastien

C++ standards committee language evolution chair — WebAssembly co-instigator— tlbh.it

 Tokyo, Japan
jfbastien.com
Joined April 2009
Q: How do you know if a C++ developer is qualified? A: you look at their CV.
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Two flying sea turtles in one shot. 🐢🐢 Closeup of @FlyANA_official's “Flying Honu” A380s which fly Tokyo ⇄ Honolulu: Lani (blue), Kai (teal) landing. Their orange sibling is Ka La. ANA also has Pikachu 787 and Eevee 777! (Posted from Lani)
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AGI: Aspartame General Intelligence
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Having some retro-TUI fun in preparation for my NDC TechTown talk at the end of the month.
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I had a dream: AInux • Packages are prompts • Install = generate + test + sandbox locally • Output = unique binary tuned to you No apt. Just prompts. Shipping tarballs? Shipping intent!
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When are they rewriting Unix `tee` in Rust? It’s only 350 lines of code. 🦀 Seems to me like the easiest way to achieve memory safe tee everywhere. 🙃
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Who called it a sail ship and not mast transit?
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10 years ago! 🎉 happy birthday WebAssembly 🎉
JF Bastien @jfbastien
17 Jun 2015
WebAssembly: a fast & portable compilation target for the Web. github.com/WebAssembly/desig… Great to work with other browser vendors!
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Building a tight, exceptional team crafting a platform where code drives the physical world. ⚙️ If you’re a systems polyglot who loves Tokyo life, thrives tackling hard problems, shipping fast & always learning—let’s talk. 📧 why-me + CV → work@4141.industries
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Getting ready for my last day! More coming on NewThing tomorrow… ☺️
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Friday marks my last day at Woven by Toyota, wrapping up an incredible five-year run. I’ve learned a ton and had the privilege of working with truly wonderful people—thank you for the trust and opportunities. Now it’s time to shift into a new gear ⚙️. Exciting times ahead!
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To this day, my greatest code. It remains unmerged.
JF Bastien @jfbastien
1 Apr 2020
🔔🔔🔔 My April 1st fun last night: a new C++ Undefined Sanitizer runtime: The ␇ Runtime Every time you exercise UB, a bell chimes. Unless you're on macOS, in which case is says out loud which UB you've encountered, and then taunts you. reviews.llvm.org/D77219 🔔🔔🔔
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JF Bastien retweeted
Jessica Paquette @barrelshifter
May 5
discourse.llvm.org/t/2025-as… AsiaLLVM agenda is out!!

2025 AsiaLLVM Agenda

AsiaLLVM Conference Agenda - June 10 Hello all! We are pleased to announce the complete agenda for the inaugural 2025 AsiaLLVM Conference on June 10, 2025 at The Westin Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan....

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Ok I found a HUGE plot hole: does Jesus ever even use the gold, frankincense and myrrh?!?
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All the math geeks: “but what about R???”
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Array indices start at 0 in C, but start at 32 in F.
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日本語学習者が『を』を見た瞬間──『をぉ……』
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`make` and `cmake` have `ache` in common. Coincidence?
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JF Bastien retweeted
Jessica Paquette @barrelshifter
Mar 18
Student travel grants for AsiaLLVM are available. This is an opportunity to meet LLVM developers from across the LLVM community in person, and discuss compiler development in Tokyo. Deadline is March 31. See post for details. discourse.llvm.org/t/2025-as…

2025 AsiaLLVM Student Travel Grant Applications Open!

Applications are now open for student travel grants to attend the 2025 Asia LLVM Developers Meeting in Tokyo, Japan on June 10, 2025. To submit your application, please use this form: https://forms...

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Is…. Wikipedia just casually foreshadowing a prophecy about DOGE… ? 👀
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